Northampton Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two22nd
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupThird round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlo Corazzin (16)
All: Carlo Corazzin (17)
Highest home attendance7,557 vs Manchester City
Lowest home attendance4,710 vs Wrexham
Average home league attendance6,068

The 1998–99 season was Northampton Town's 102nd season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 8 May 1999.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Steve FrancisGKEnglandBillericay29 May 1964 (aged 34)30Huddersfield Town25 January 1999Free
Billy TurleyGKEnglandWolverhampton15 July 1973 (aged 25)340Evesham United10 July 1995Free
Defenders
Ian ClarksonRBEnglandSolihull4 December 1970 (aged 28)1162Stoke City2 August 1996Free
Tony DobsonCBEnglandCoventry5 February 1969 (aged 30)120Gillingham11 September 1998£25,000
John FrainLBEnglandBirmingham8 October 1968 (aged 30)972Birmingham CitySummer 1997Free
Ian HendonRBEnglandIlford5 December 1971 (aged 27)70Notts County25 March 1999£25,000
Colin HillCBNorthern IrelandUxbridge (ENG)12 November 1963 (aged 35)710Trelleborgs FF19 November 1997£30,000
Richard HopeCBEnglandStockton-on-Tees22 June 1978 (aged 20)200Darlington18 December 1998Undisclosed
Lee HoweyCBEnglandSunderland1 April 1969 (aged 30)266Burnley19 February 1999£50,000
Garry HughesRBEnglandBirmingham19 November 1979 (aged 19)10Apprentice7 July 1998N/A
Ian SampsonCBEnglandWakefield14 November 1968 (aged 30)24119Sunderland5 August 1994£30,000
Midfielders
Ali GibbRMEnglandSalisbury17 February 1976 (aged 23)1413Norwich City5 February 1996£30,000
James HuntCMEnglandDerby17 December 1976 (aged 22)712Notts County1 August 1997Free
Roy HunterCMEnglandSaltburn-by-the-Sea29 October 1973 (aged 25)14413West Bromwich Albion2 August 1995Free
Sean ParrishLMWalesWrexham14 March 1972 (aged 27)9510Doncaster Rovers2 August 1996£35,000
Dean PeerCMEnglandWordsley8 August 1969 (aged 29)1456Walsall22 August 1995Free
Damian MatthewLMEnglandIslington23 September 1970 (aged 28)20Burnley1 June 1998Free
Dave SavageRMRepublic of IrelandDublin30 July 1973 (aged 25)305Millwall7 October 1998£80,000
Duncan SpeddingLMEnglandCamberley7 September 1977 (aged 21)291Southampton14 July 1998Free
Michael WarnerCMEnglandHarrogate17 January 1974 (aged 25)370Tamworth31 May 1995Free
Forwards
Carlo CorazzinFWCanadaNew Westminster25 December 1971 (aged 27)4717Plymouth Argyle26 June 1998Bosman
Steve HowardFWEnglandDurham10 May 1976 (aged 22)120Hartlepool United22 February 1999£120,000
Christian LeeFWEnglandAylesbury8 October 1976 (aged 22)7410Doncaster Rovers13 July 1995Free
David SealFWAustraliaPenrith, NSW26 January 1972 (aged 27)5314Bristol City12 September 1997£90,000
Paul WilkinsonFWEnglandLouth30 October 1964 (aged 34)201Millwall1 July 1998Free
Kevin WilsonFWNorthern IrelandBanbury (ENG)18 April 1961 (aged 38)181Walsall28 July 1997Free

Competitions

Division Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 31 8 7 79 32 +47 101 Promotion to the First Division
2 Walsall (P) 46 26 9 11 63 47 +16 87
3 Manchester City (O, P) 46 22 16 8 69 33 +36 82 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Gillingham 46 22 14 10 75 44 +31 80
5 Preston North End 46 22 13 11 78 50 +28 79
6 Wigan Athletic 46 22 10 14 75 48 +27 76
7 Bournemouth 46 21 13 12 63 41 +22 76
8 Stoke City 46 21 6 19 59 63 4 69
9 Chesterfield 46 17 13 16 46 44 +2 64
10 Millwall 46 17 11 18 52 59 7 62
11 Reading 46 16 13 17 54 63 9 61
12 Luton Town 46 16 10 20 51 60 9 58
13 Bristol Rovers 46 13 17 16 65 56 +9 56
14 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 44 54 10 56
15 Burnley 46 13 16 17 54 73 19 55
16 Notts County 46 14 12 20 52 61 9 54
17 Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43 62 19 53
18 Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52 70 18 52
19 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52 58 6 51
20 Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48 66 18 51
21 York City (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 24 50 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 10 18 18 43 57 14 48
23 Lincoln City (R) 46 13 7 26 42 74 32 46
24 Macclesfield Town (R) 46 11 10 25 43 63 20 43
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 10 18 18 43 57  −14 48 4 12 7 26 31  −5 6 6 11 17 26  −9

Last updated: 14 April 2020.
Source:

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLDDLDLWDLDLWDLDWDLLDWWLDLLLDLWLLLDWLLWDWDWDDDD
Position19182222212219202019221919192119192121211918181718202020212121222222222224212221212020202022
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999-2000
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Northampton Town 1–3 Stoke City Northampton
15:00 BST Corazzin 11' G.Kavanagh 7' (pen.)
P.Thorne 63'
D.Crowe 83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,661
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Walsall 0–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Tony Leake
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3 Northampton Town 1–1 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST R.Warburton 90' S.Torpey 70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Wrexham 1–0 Northampton Town Wrexham
15:00 BST P.Ward 52' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,534
Referee: Matt Messias
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Northampton Town 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Paul Danson
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 Blackpool 2–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST P.Clarkson 71'
P.Thompson 82'
C.Corazzin 16' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Mike Dean
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Gillingham 2–3 Northampton Town Gillingham
19:45 BST P.Smith 2', 56' R.Hunter 17'
C.Corazzin 54'
D.Spedding 81'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,897
Referee: Rob Styles
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST C.Freestone 56' L.Duxbury 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Paul Rejer
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Millwall 2–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 BST N.Harris 49'
T.Cahill 61'
I.Sampson 31' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Anthony Bates
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Northampton Town 2–2 Manchester City Northampton
15:00 BST D.Peer 30'
C.Corazzin 64'
P.Dickov 54'
S.Goater 88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,557
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST T.Dobson 67' (o.g.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: Terry Heilbron
10 October 1998 (1998-10-10) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST C.Heggs 30'
C.Corazzin 44' (pen.)
J.Hunt 52'
M.Meaker 21' Red card 68'
T.Challis Red card 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Bill Jordan
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Bournemouth 1–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST M.Stein 26' D.Hodgson 49' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,362
Referee: Alan Butler
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Luton Town 1–0 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST G.Alexander 20' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: M.Fletcher
24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 15 Northampton Town 1–1 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST J.Hunt 90' C.Hill 7' (o.g.)
J.Harris Red card 82'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: T Jones
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 16 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT M.McDonald Red card 88' C.Corazzin 18' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 17 Northampton Town 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin 2' (pen.) N.Mohan 38' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 18 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT D.Greene 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Brebner 61' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,970
Referee: Mike Dean
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 20 York City 1–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 GMT R.Cresswell 71' C.Corazzin 61' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Graham Frankland
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 21 Northampton Town 1–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Howey 71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: David Crick
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 22 Burnley 0–2 Northampton Town Burnley
15:00 GMT P.Wilkinson 71'
C.Corazzin 81'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Andy Hall
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 23 Notts County 3–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT K.Grant 1'
F.Tierney 6'
I.Richardson 44'
L.Howey 72' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,131
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Fulham Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Freestone 68' G.Horsfield 49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,315
Referee: Mark Cowburn
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Stoke City 3–1 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT R.Wallace 56'
P.Thorne 74'
K.Lightbourne 84'
L.Howey 90' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,180
Referee: David Pugh
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 26 Lincoln City 1–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT S.Holmes 35' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Kenneth Leach
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 27 Fulham 2–0 Northampton Town Fulham, London
15:00 GMT B.Hayles 18'
P.Albert 70'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 28 Northampton Town 0–0 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Guy Stretton
13 February 1999 (1999-02-13) 29 Northampton Town 0–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Smith 49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Chris Foy
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 30 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin 10' (pen.) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Graham Laws
23 February 1999 (1999-02-23) 31 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Mavrak 65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,631
Referee: William Burns
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Northampton Town 1–2 Milllwall Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin 80' S.Nethercott 59'
S.Reid Red card 82'
R.Sadlier 87'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Mick Pierce
2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) 33 Northampton Town 0–2 Wrexham Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Howard Red card 21' J.Whitley 78'
R.Gibson 83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Scott Mathieson
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 34 Manchester City 0–0 Northampton Town Manchester
15:00 GMT K.Horlock Red card 30' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,999
Referee: Matt Messias
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT S.Brown Red card 62'
A.Baird 15'
S.Parrish 15'
C.Corazzin 84'
J.Frain Red card 90'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Wood 62'
N.Sorvel 84'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Lee Cable
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37 Preston North End 3–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT S.Basham 36', 63'
J.Macken 70'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: M.Brandwood
2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38 Northampton Town 2–1 Bournemouth Northampton
19:45 BST C.Lee 33'
C.Corazzin 37'
S.Robinson 17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Terry Heilbron
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST G.Penrice 64' C.Corazzin 6'
I.Hendon Red card 58'
Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: David Crick
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40 Northampton Town 1–0 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 BST C.Corazzin 34' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: T.Jones
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 York City Northampton
19:45 BST L.Howey 39'
J.Wilson 51'
M.Lloyd-Williams 19'
S.Jordan 55'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Eddie Lomas
17 April 1999 (1999-04-17) 42 Reading 0–1 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST D.Savage 89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Ray Olivier
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage 18'
C.Corazzin 41' (pen.)
L.Howey 63'
P.Buckle 3'
W.Aspinall 47' (pen.)
K.Duguid 71'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,146
Referee: Graham Frankland
29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) 44 Northampton Town 3–3 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:45 BST D.Savage 7', 71'
M.O'Neill 58' (o.g.)
S.Haworth 9'
P.Rogers Red card 37'
S.Barlow 47' (pen.)
P.McGibbon 78'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Bill Jordan
3 May 1999 (1999-05-03) 45 Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: D Laws
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Northampton Town 2–2 Burnley Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage 7'
L.Howey 80'
P.Cook 69' (pen.)
A.Cooke 88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Andrew Butler

FA Cup

5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 2nd round Yeovil Town 2–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT S.Thompson 14'
W.Patmore 82'
Stadium: Huish Park
Referee: P.Richards

Worthington Cup

15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) 2nd round 1st leg Northampton Town 2–0 West Ham United Northampton
19:45 BST C.Freestone 77' (85) Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Paul Alcock
22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) 2nd round 2nd leg West Ham United 1–0 Northampton Town Upton Park, London
19:45 BST F.Lampard 90' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,435
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) 3rd round Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Parrish 30' Report C.Armstrong 39' (83)
S.Campbell 47'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Graham Poll

Auto Windscreens Shield

16 December 1998 (1998-12-16) 2nd round (S) Cambridge United 3–2 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:30 GMT R.Walker 18'
T.Benjamin 57'
M.Butler 60'
C.Corazzin 11'
C.Freestone 56'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Steve Baines

Appearances, goals and cards

Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
GKSteve Francis 3 3
GKBilly Turley 2521 28
DFIan Clarkson 3211 431
DFTony Dobson 831 84
DFJohn Frain 401241 47151
DFIan Hendon 7 711
DFColin Hill 225251 29621
DFRichard Hope 1721 1823
DFLee Howey 2561 2666
DFGarry Hughes 1 1
DFIan Sampson 4112131 4725
MFAli Gibb 301125 37113
MFJames Hunt 2410211221 271426
MFRoy Hunter 153112 18314
MFDamian Matthew 11 2
MFSean Parrish 331131 3726
MFDean Peer 215131 25514
MFDave Savage 189521 21952
MFDuncan Spedding 1591221 181111
MFMichael Warner 55121 681
FWCarlo Corazzin 3631624111 434172
FWSteve Howard 12 1231
FWChristian Lee 91011 101014
FWDavid Seal 511 6111
FWPaul Wilkinson 1231221 16411
FWKevin Wilson 81 81
Players who left before end of season:
GKAndy Woodman 185 23
DFCharlie Bishop 42 62
DFDoug Hodgson 71111 9112
DFRay Warburton 1314 1713
DFChris Wilder 1 1
DFTony Witter 131 141
MFJason Dozzell
FWAndy Clarke 22 22
FWChris Freestone 1714224311 221665
FWCarl Heggs 851212 10634

References

  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.